Linseed — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Linseed — Area harvested was 8,750 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for linseed — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand is 8,750 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 62,105 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,968 ha, in 1990.
That places Australia and New Zealand 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,587 ha | — |
| 1962 | 45,634 ha | +49.2% |
| 1963 | 55,225 ha | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 62,105 ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 14,424 ha | -76.8% |
| 1966 | 17,197 ha | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 25,346 ha | +47.4% |
| 1968 | 31,914 ha | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 54,066 ha | +69.4% |
| 1970 | 46,498 ha | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 25,830 ha | -44.4% |
| 1972 | 22,300 ha | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 23,777 ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 38,261 ha | +60.9% |
| 1975 | 22,534 ha | -41.1% |
| 1976 | 20,235 ha | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 48,246 ha | +138.4% |
| 1978 | 18,709 ha | -61.2% |
| 1979 | 20,705 ha | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 11,398 ha | -45.0% |
| 1981 | 8,070 ha | -29.2% |
| 1982 | 6,372 ha | -21.0% |
| 1983 | 5,742 ha | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 5,918 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 10,275 ha | +73.6% |
| 1986 | 7,463 ha | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 8,545 ha | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 3,100 ha | -63.7% |
| 1989 | 3,581 ha | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 1,968 ha | -45.0% |
| 1991 | 4,499 ha | +128.6% |
| 1992 | 7,014 ha | +55.9% |
| 1993 | 3,675 ha | -47.6% |
| 1994 | 8,450 ha | +129.9% |
| 1995 | 8,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 14,024 ha | +63.1% |
| 1997 | 8,500 ha | -39.4% |
| 1998 | 9,580 ha | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 10,610 ha | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 10,700 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,500 ha | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 8,200 ha | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 9,200 ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 11,135 ha | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 11,250 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9,294 ha | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 9,354 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9,324 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9,392 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9,462 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8,535 ha | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 8,611 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,692 ha | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 7,733 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,679 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8,740 ha | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 8,717 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 8,712 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,793 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8,741 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8,749 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,761 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,750 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,389 ha | 14,424 ha | 62,105 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,710 ha | 18,709 ha | 48,246 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,046 ha | 3,100 ha | 11,398 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,692 ha | 1,968 ha | 14,024 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,866 ha | 8,200 ha | 11,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,527 ha | 7,679 ha | 9,462 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,759 ha | 8,741 ha | 8,793 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 16 Belgium-Luxembourg 12,003 ha compare
- 17 Czechoslovakia 11,433 ha compare
- 18 Nepal 10,400 ha compare
- 20 Australia 7,000 ha compare
- 21 Egypt 5,000 ha compare
- 22 Bangladesh 4,565 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is linseed — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand?
- Linseed — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand was 8,750 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 62,105 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,968 ha in 1990.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Linseed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.